David W Wheeler
Military
Object Number - UPL 30934 - Major David Wheeler alongside the noseart of B-17 42-31721 Black Magic 351BG, 8AF.
Completed 25 missions from Apr 1943 to Nov 1944. He was the 70th Officer to complete tour. He survived three plane crashes, which one he was badly injured while stationed with the 351st BG.
DFC Oak Leaf Cluster, AM w/3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, PH
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Units served with
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Blonde Bomber
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wahoo II
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lewiston, Massachusetts | 17 June 1918 | |
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Died |
3 January 2011 | ||
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Buried |
Yuba City, California |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Obituary, First Over Germany pg. 142-3, 151, & 177-8, Combat Crews pg. 120,
href="www.351st.org/ken.harbour/">www.351st.org/ken.harbour/> / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia